Hercules and Antaeus

Hercules and Antaeus is an early 16th-century bronze sculpture by Pier Jacopo di Antonio Alari-Bonacolsi. The Gonzaga family court sculptor based this group on a classical marble of Hercules and Antaeus which is now in the Pitti Palace in Florence. The statue was given to the Victoria and Albert Museum by Dr. Walter Leo Hildburgh, F. S. A., in 1956.[1]

Hercules and Antaeus
ArtistPier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi (El Antico)
Yearc. 1500–1510
CatalogueA.37–1956
Typebronze sculpture with silver gilding
Dimensions40.8 cm × 22 cm (16.1 in × 8.7 in)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
Websitecollections.vam.ac.uk/item/O94280/hercules-and-antaeus-figure-group-antico/

References

  1. "Herculas and Antaeus". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
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